Lukwele Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lukwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2271:233,22319,155
Zambia1281:123,8289,362
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lukwele Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lukwele Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lukwele is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukwele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 781,947th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,131,342 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukwele live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 233,223. In Tanzania Lukwele is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 99 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Lukwele occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 35 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Lukwele Last Name Statistics demography

Lukwele earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.47% more than the national average, earning R 381,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukwale86916/
Lucwele8640/
Lukuele864/
Lokwele864/
Likwele862/
Lukweli861/
Lukwela861/
Lukwell861/
Luckwell80385/
Likgwele8010/
Lukwil771/
Loekwelee7570/
Likwale71118/
Lukwila7179/
Ligwele7127/
Lukwili7121/
Lugwile7113/
Lokuele714/
Logwele712/
Likweli711/
Liquele711/
Lokweli711/
Lukwali711/
Lukuela711/
Likwile711/
Lukhwili679/
Luckwill674/
Louguele671/
Lougbele671/
Lukwaila671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lukwele
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